Tuesday, February 8, 2011

From the drawing board


This is the McGregor Summer School raffle prize won by Trish Poole.
Trish chose the letter "K"
 for her daughter Kym and this is the result.

Materials
Gouache, ink, 23ct gold leaf laid on Ormaline size, pointed metal nibs and a 5/0 brush

Monday, February 7, 2011

New little creations for ALaW









Herewith my first four creations for the first alphabet of
2011 A Letter a Week
Visit the website for other wonderful creations.

Botanical drawing & painting

I have just started out on a lifelong yearning to learn botanical drawing & painting. My tutor for this adventure is none other than the divinely talented Leonie Norton ... watch this space!

Oh how times change ...

How complicated life has become. Of course, it doesn’t  have  to be, but ours is… well… magnificently, gloriously modern. In a nutshell (and...